School caretaker Timothy Flood spilled petrol on himself as he doused the property.[>

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And when he struck a match he was engulfed in flames, an inquest heard yesterday.[>

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The father-of-three staggered into a neighbour’s garden, where he was treated by paramedics. But he suffered 90% burns and died in hospital two days later.[>

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Mr Flood, 42, was still living with his wife Catherine, 39, at their £250,000 detached house in the village of Undy, Monmouthshire.[>

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But after 14 years of marriage she had told him they had no future together and he was very upset, the hearing at Newport, Gwent, was told.[>

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On the day of the blaze last November, he bought 51 litres of petrol and boxes of matches. Minutes before fire broke out, he sent a voicemail message to his wife saying he had “found a solution” to living without her.[>

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The blaze was so severe it destroyed most of the house and prevented firefighters from entering.[>

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Recording a misadventure verdict, Gwent coroner David Bowen said Mr Flood had not intended to kill himself or he would have stayed in the house.[>